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Identification of Rickettsia felis DNA in the blood of domestic cats and dogs in the USA. [PDF]
Parasit Vectors, 2020 Background The main vector and reservoir host of Rickettsia felis, an emerging human pathogen causing flea-borne spotted fever, is the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis .
Hoque MM +5 more
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Infection by Rickettsia felis in Ctenocephalides felis felis Fleas from North of Colombia
Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2019 Background: Rickettsia felis is an emergent Rickettsial agent whose main vector is Ctenocephalides felis, but ticks, mites and lice are also infected. We aimed to search for molecular evidence of Rickettsia spp.
Verónica Contreras +6 more
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Rickettsia felis in Fleas, Germany
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008 Among 310 fleas collected from dogs and cats in Germany, Rickettsia felis was detected in all specimens (34) of Archaeopsylla erinacei (hedgehog flea) and in 9% (24/226) of Ctenocephalides felis felis (cat flea). R.
Jeremie Gilles +7 more
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`Candidatus Rickettsia asemboensis’ and Wolbachia spp. in Ctenocephalides felis and Pulex irritans fleas removed from dogs in Ecuador [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2014 Background Flea-borne infections are distributed worldwide. Up to date there are no reports about microorganisms associated to fleas in Ecuador. Methods Seventy-one Pulex irritans and 8 Ctenocephalides felis fleas were removed from dogs in two Ecuadorian
José A Oteo +5 more
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\u3cem\u3eRickettsia felis\u3c/em\u3e in \u3cem\u3eCtenocephalides felis\u3c/em\u3e from Guatemala and Costa Rica [PDF]
The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2012 Rickettsia felis is an emerging human pathogen associated primarily with the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis. In this study, we investigated the presence of Rickettsia felis in C. felis from Guatemala and Costa Rica.
Abdalla, Gabriela +10 more
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Seasonal and Gender Differences in Presence of Rickettsia felis and Blood meals Provide Additional Evidence of a Vector Role for Mosquitoes [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2019 Rickettsia felis belongs to spotted fever group Rickettsia and is an emerging human pathogen most commonly transmitted by a range of fleas and ticks. While recent evidence has suggested mosquitoes are infected with R.
Jilei Zhang +3 more
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Caso probable de fiebre manchada (Rickettsia felis) transmitida por pulgas
Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2013 Rickettsia felis es el agente etiológico de la fiebre manchada transmitida por pulgas, cuyo principal vector y reservorio es Ctenocephalides felis. Típicamente, la enfermedad se presenta como fiebre aguda asociada a cefalea, astenia, exantema máculo ...
Álvaro A. Faccini-Martínez +7 more
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Infection and Drug ResistanceSha Wen,* Jing-Jing Zeng,* Ying Li Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this ...
Wen S, Zeng JJ, Li Y
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Rickettsia felis Infection, Tunisia
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2006 We report, for the first time, serologic evidence of Rickettsia felis and R. aeschlimannii infections acquired in Tunisia from 1998 to 2003. We found that most patients with antibodies against both R. conorii and R.
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New Microbes and New Infections, 2018 Rickettsia felis, the causative agent of flea-borne spotted fever, occurs on all continents except Antarctica, owing to the cosmopolitan distribution of its cat flea vector. In this study, cat fleas were collected in two countries where the occurrence of
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